I've known about Reader's Wives for a long time but I admit I dismissed their sound very quickly. I was totally wrong to do this. Reader's Wives are releasing a five track EP on March 15th which for me is the best music produced in Ireland so far this year.

Niall is a superb songwriter. The lyrics are rich in texture in the same style as Mark Cullens 'Pony Club' lyrics. The music while difficult to limit to a particular genre seems to dance around Niall's rich vocals and lyrics.

The title track is a perfect alternative rock song. It has a big chorus, strong lyrics and indie swagger. Then we have the sublime 'Beautiful Angel'. It's a gentle song of guitars and bass with two part harmonies. 'Everything's better with you' is a fun little folk pop song. 'Eyes Like A Hutu' has this lovely swaying feel to the song similar to Damien Rice's Moody Monday song. The lyrics are amazing on this track. The last track 'Working All Week' again showcases Niall's songwriting ability.

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It's been in the news that 25 years ago Irish Summers got a bit more interesting with the arrival of Féile festivals. I was lucky enough to be a mid teen attender at Feile 1994 with great memories of dancing to Blur, the dangerous mosh pit of 'House of Pain' the rock and roll swooning of Primal Scream and perfect pop of Bjork.

There are a few funny clips from Feile on Youtube but we'll start with the line-ups!

The poster for the first Féile in 1990 was .....

In 1991 we had:

And in 1992 there was .....

There are currently no posters online for the Feiles of 1993 or the last one in Turles is 1994. Taken from Wikipedia here are a list of bands from each year: